How to share data between indicators/main chart

[Bassindora]

I would like to take key signals (data from calculations) from each of the indicators and put them in a dashboard of labels on the main chart but I cannot find a way to do this.

Does anyone know if there is a mechanism for this?

 

[Joshua]

There is no proper mechanism for that. You would have to write an upper study that duplicates the primary logic of all the lower indicators, with all the unnecessary plots and such stripped out.

 

[merryDay]

@Joshua is correct; it was not possible at one time.

!!Good News!!​

Now it is possible.
1. drag your indicator to the upper chart
2. in settings click on the eyeball to turn off plots

This will turn off the plots but will still print your labels​

 

[cando13579]

There is no proper mechanism for that. You would have to write an upper study that duplicates the primary logic of all the lower indicators, with all the unnecessary plots and such stripped out.

Is been possible for a while now ,since TOS got updated to be able to hide the indicators, labels will always stay there unless you place an input on the indicator to turned them off.

 

[Joshua]

You've always been able to hide plots with their individual checkboxes, the newer shortcut only provides the convenience of being able to hide them all at once.

I believe the question is in the context of how to "share data between indicators/main chart" to retrieve "key signals (data from calculations)," which is not the same thing as simply moving or duplicating the existing labels, exactly as is, with all of their unnecessary bloat-text, to the upper subgraph.

@Bassindora There is no mechanic that allows for communication among different subgraphs.

 

[Bassindora]

You've always been able to hide plots with their individual checkboxes, the newer shortcut only provides the convenience of being able to hide them all at once.

I believe the question is in the context of how to "share data between indicators/main chart" to retrieve "key signals (data from calculations)," which is not the same thing as simply moving or duplicating the existing labels, exactly as is, with all of their unnecessary bloat-text, to the upper subgraph.

@Bassindora There is no mechanic that allows for communication among different subgraphs.

@Joshua @cando13579 @merryDay Thanks for the reply. I was looking for something that was essentially global variables within the same flexible grid. I'll implement your suggestions but my only concern will be that I am 2X'ing the thinkscript processing (minus plotting) (calcs for full indicator and then calcs for display on the upper chart). Probably not an issue if I am looking at one stock, but may be a factor if I have 5-6 different grids with different stocks.

I'll update this post after implementation if I can perceive any slowdown.

Thanks again for your help.

 

[useThinkScript]

@Joshua @cando13579 @merryDay Thanks for the reply. I was looking for something that was essentially global variables within the same flexible grid. I'll implement your suggestions but my only concern will be that I am 2X'ing the thinkscript processing (minus plotting) (calcs for full indicator and then calcs for display on the upper chart). Probably not an issue if I am looking at one stock, but may be a factor if I have 5-6 different grids with different stocks.

I'll update this post after implementation if I can perceive any slowdown.

Thanks again for your help.

That is not necessarily a worry.
read more:
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/...ngth-score-for-thinkorswim.21688/#post-157447

If you see degradation; here are the more likely culprits:
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/thinkorswim-being-slow-unusable.3675/#post-153697